Chapter 659


    Victoria, who stood next to Judy, looked at Harry with sparks in her eyes.


    Upon learning that he was Sarah’s boyfriend, Victoria felt that she herself was better for him. Look at


    Sarah—how is it possible that she’s good enough for him? I’m more suited to be Ethan’s girlfriend!


    After all, she was already in herte twenties at around 27 to 28 yet she did not have her own career.


    She loitered around in a carefree manner without even heading to work and only looked forward to


    meeting her Prince Charming, who owned submarines and a cer of gold, to marry her. However, it was


    close to impossible to look for such men.


    Even though she was anxious, she could not find someone who was suitable for her. So, to her, Ethan


    was the best choice, considering that he was handsome, wealthy, and famous. After all, not anyone


    could afford to live in The Imperial.


    Both sisters soon arrived at a consensus—they would not let Sarah live peacefully with a boyfriend like


    him.


    After quickly thinking about it, Judly smiled. “Sarah, you must be busy with your university assignments


    as well as your business. Back then, you were only a few marks away from being epted by the


    university. Your father has used many of his connections to get you enrolled—it’s not as easy as you


    think! No matter how busy you are with your business, don’t forget about your university grades. You


    have to quickly retake those subjects that you failedst semester. It would be bad if you can’t even


    graduate with a degree in the end.”


    The reason how Sarah met Ethan is because she attends Bayside University, isn’t it? If Ethan knows that


    she earned her eptance letter by using the backdoor, I wonder whether he’ll still like her!


    Even though Mr. West did not feelfortable listening to what was being said, sooner orter, Ethan


    would have to know about it.


    Sure enough, as soon as the topic was touched upon, Sarah’s expression immediately changed—she


    lowered her head and bit on her lips, almost at the brink of crying. Her cheeks flushed and paled at


    certain times.


    She did not fancy chatting with Judy because the stepmother had always scared her. If she was slightly


    unaware, she would have fallen into Judy’s trap.


    However, Harry merely gave a mock smile before he made a few cups for everyone. Then, he exined


    slowly, “Mrs. West, it seems that you don’t know Sarah well enough. Yes, it’s true that her college


    entrance exam was a few marks shy of being epted, but she has participated in international drawing


    competitions a few times and even won in some of them. This will add more points to the entrance exam,


    so it was enough to cover the few marks that she missed. Sarah did not cheat her way into being


    epted by the university and no one had to arrange anything for her. Mr. West, Mrs. West, it seems


    that you guys have been scammed. You must have spent a lot of money on this.”


    Both Mr. West and Judy were speechless upon hearing that.


    Sarah often yed truant to have fun outside the ssroom, so she couldn’t pass her college entrance


    exam and enroll in Bayside University. Because of that, Judy had asked Mr. West to lecture Sarah, which


    he did. After that, she disappeared without a trace and earned herself the enrolment letter from Bayside


    University.


    Judy thought it was because Mr. West relied on his connections to make it happen. However, it was


    unexpectedly due to apetition that covered the shortage of Sarah’s marks.


    Harry added, “The reason why she failed was because of her health. During the exam period, she fell


    critically ill and couldn’t even stand up straight. Hence, she applied for sick leave to recover at her


    mother’s ce. After that, she passed all the exams that she retook.”


    Upon hearing that, Mr. West’s eyes widened in shock. “Sarah, when did you fall ill? Why didn’t you tell


    me?”


    Sarah merely lowered her head without saying anything. She initially nned to tell him. However, as


    soon as she arrived home, she only saw her stepmother’s wicked face as he was away on a business


    trip. Hence, she turned to head to her mother’s ce.


    Because of that episode, she received a zero for a few of the subjects in her finals. Upon hearing that, he


    scolded her right after she recovered from her illness. Hence, she turned and left without giving any


    exnation.


    While patting Mr. West’s shoulders, Harry imitated Judy’s tone as heunched his next verbal attack. “Mr.


    West, that’s why I said you guys need to sit down andmunicate well.”


    Judy wanted to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Harry interrupted her.


    “Before the entrance exam, Sarah went abroad alone—not to fool around, but to attend an international


    illustrationpetition in Europe as the youngest among all contestants. Even though she only earned


    second ce, it wasn’t an easy feat. After all, it was her first time heading abroad and she didn’t speak


    thenguage well. Despite all that, she still managed to score a second ce, which is already a great


    achievement.”


    At that moment, Mr. West finally looked at his daughter in a different light.


    Again, Judy wanted to say something, but after seeing how much closer the father and daughter now


    became, she knew that nothing she said would be of influence. It’s alright. There will be plenty of


    chances in the future!


    Sophia was monitoring the situation from a distance and saw Judy’s expression, which showed how


    much thetter wanted Sarah and Mr. West to be sworn enemies. Sarah had always shared about JudyCopyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    to her, but with fear and resentment. It seems like this stepmother is quite smart as well.


    On top of that, the sisters from the Edwards Family were considered as her ‘rtives’—Judy and


    Victoria’s father was also Joe’s cousin brother.


    They seemed to have appeared at Sophia’s banquet to acknowledge her as a rtive, but she did not


    have many memories of them.


    No matter what, Sarah doesn’t have to worry about being bullied with Harry now protecting her.


    Even though Sophia detested people from the Edwards Family and did not n on calling them out,


    Victoria saw her and quickly asked in a loud tone, “Isn’t that Sophia?”


    Sophia could only walk to her and greeted the sisters with a smile. “Oh, it’s Judy and Victoria.”


    While she spoke, both the sisters secretly appraised her outfit.


    In order to boost Sarah and Harry’s morale, Sophia deliberately wore bright clothes with jewelry all over


    her body. Any single piece of it would be sufficient for one to spend for their entire lives.


    The sisters were jealous to the point where their eyes reddened. It’s infuriating topare with others!


    Look at her—she married well! Her husband is rich and handsome, definitely one in a million. Look at


    ourselves—one of us chose an old-fashioned wealthy man and became a stepmom. The other is so


    choosy that all eligible men are either married or already in a rtionship. Even until now, I’m still single.


    Everyone in the Edwards Family knew that Sophia was Joe’s daughter as he often unted about her,


    making them jealous of him.


    However, Sophia’s outfit today was slightly over the top—she had a few rings on her fingers, looking as if


    she couldn’t wait for others to see that she was wealthy.


    She’s from the countryside and raised by the bumpkins after all. How ssless!


    Even though she acknowledges her father’s family, things like ss and elegance are trained since


    young. People like her are not born with elegance.


    They had to admit that Sophia’s attire was indeed mboyant—she was initially wearing pajamas for


    dinner, but she had to return and change into more decent clothes, so she merely wore a few


    essories without having the time to match them with her attire.


    Victoria deliberately sat next to Sophia and affectionately held her arm. “Sophia, I didn’t get a chance to


    speak to you during your reunion banquetst time. I fretted about it for a long time!”


    While trying to maintain her appearance as Mrs. Murray, Sophia replied, “I was simply too busy during


    that event. Please forgive me if we need to improve in certain aspects.”


    As there had been simply too many people at the banquet that day, she had no impression of the sisters


    except that her buttocks were whacked until it was swollen.


    However, both Judy and Victoria were absolutely keen to her and tried to engage in small talks with her.


    Finally, Victoria said in a sinister manner, “By the way, I heard that you grew up at your uncle’s ce,


    Sophia!”


    As soon as she asked that question, the temperature in the living room seemed to have decreased a few


    degrees.


    Everyone knew that it was a forbidden topic for Sophia hence everyone avoided it in front of her. Yet,


    Victoria unexpectedly raised the subject today.


    Michael, who had been listening to Stanley’s report of hispany, frowned and looked at them with a


    dark expression.


    He put his wine ss down and walked toward her. However, he was still a stepte because she


    intentionally and loudly asked, “Where’s your uncle then? Why isn’t he here?”


    Then, she looked at Sophia expectedly, as if waiting for her to embarrass herself. Her embarrassing


    history is now being brought up. Oh, that thing with her uncle and cousin is such a difiture!